Sports Merchandise The Golden State Warriors will face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the centerpiece Christmas Day game for the third consecutive season, the NBA revealed Thursday, along with the rest of its high-profile Dec. 25 schedule. As the defending NBA champions, the Warriors get the reward of being home at Oracle Arena on Christmas and

The Miami Heat announced Thursday that fans who attend home games this upcoming season will only be able to get through the gate with tickets on their phones. In doing so, the team becomes the first in the NBA with mobile-only entry. Other teams, like the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers, have mobile-only ticketing,

The UFC is targeting a middleweight fight between former champion Anderson Silva and Kelvin Gastelum on Nov. 25 in China, according to multiple sources. The 185-pound matchup, which both fighters have verbally agreed to, is expected to headline UFC Fight Night inside Shanghai’s Mercedes-Benz Arena. FloCombat.com first reported the bout. Anderson Silva, 42, has verbally

5:37 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DETROIT — Kasey Kahne admitted that while he wasn’t surprised by his release from Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the season, it took him about four days to get over the news.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — After reviewing the film from the Houston Texans‘ preseason opener, coach Bill O’Brien said he was impressed by the poise rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson showed in his NFL debut. “Something that’s impressed me from really the time that I met him is really his overall poise,” O’Brien said. “He’s a

Aug 10, 2017 Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DETROIT — Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he found comments from Kevin Harvick “hurtful” over whether Earnhardt’s lack of championships while also being the sport’s most popular driver has stunted the growth of the

Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol has his say on how Liverpool should proceed with Philippe Coutinho and Leipzig’s Naby Keita. Gab Marcotti explains why Liverpool and RB Leipzig are in a stalemate over the English side’s pursuit of Naby Keita. RB Leipzig could lose midfielder Naby Keita, a target for Liverpool this year, in next

The St. Louis Cardinals, hoping to “scratch and claw their way” into the playoffs, are looking for “Rally Cat” after it reportedly went missing late Wednesday night. The stray feline entered Cardinals lore Wednesday night, interrupting play against the Kansas City Royals with the bases loaded in the sixth inning by running onto the field

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh climbed a tree for a recruit. He rode go-karts for another. He had sleepovers and barnstormed around the country hosting satellite camps. And, you know what, it worked. Entering his third season at Michigan, Harbaugh and his staff have signed 37 ESPN 300 recruits — including DE Rashan Gary,